Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-12


"What forPn
SWELL" was the reluctant answer
"there are good many reasons. I'm
tired of being thrashed so much, for
one thing" said Joe, squirming around
rather uneasily, as though he found
sitting on the edge of the piazza un-
comfortable, "and Tn tired of farm
work, too. Besides" he added, boldly,
'.I want TO be dctective-Mr. Bios
som said he'd bet I'd make real smart
one"
"Then, bine-bye, you'll be goin' of, !"
continued Joe, mournfuly, as Tad
stared at his friend in CONSERVATION too
deep for words, "and you're the only
fellow l ever cared any thing for, any
way"
''No, indeed, won'tln eagerly ex-
claimed Tad; I'm going to stay here
and grow up--Miss Smiths my own
Aunt Rhody, that never saw-we
only found it out by accident" And
Tad related all, with which. our reader
is familiar, to Joe's open-mouthed
amazement.
"Joe," said Tad, gently, "what do
s,,t w. hap rJso ho,:o,,
ouT Tg.at Iast Ss 'ss ,o,,o,,;nc tondor snot
To- I - Al liz ,,at,.a,. hottor tI,ar env
~ .t,no ~. sn,,,,ndv IN the w,da world
and To- VAS tho 1orv on,,lo ~ ber eve
Tho hov drow h,s sleeve across his face.
..,I;,a a. ,.;s;oas % III, dotoot,va
'',oro e ont;ro,r ohsourod hv sometrouIle.
como taars
Come old fellow ), continued Tad.
,bror,ino h;s arr, about bis fr;end,s
nooL ..So., lnow vou don,t mean IL,
Whv u would inst about Kin vour follr,
70 have Won oo Of this wav. and tbeo
,.ha, ,wc,,ld y do n Won should ru,
owavpn
.I ,oes won't go atter-
all y said Tao brotenlv and tbe do.
termination cheered him wonderfully.
Tn five minutes he was chucklinc over
tbe incidents of Edwards canture. and
tbe conversation became general.
.p,,t al, rou Too u T.d ,omorl,od
- l.. ~ 80 20 80 H. ' soot ..saons 20 mo
r. ~ - I,aon co,t,na oors;dorahlo MORN
~, ~ sLara e rnod things Coz ono day
a. a.. hmnarad ond ftty doIlars and
Az Ann. phoda ir,o ~ Tho hsroa;n -
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anu Doe' WIN /" lSn'.neu l1, ne'tS ,.p' anu
iii,y ., nou, sUo,o D,'0A aI; " ,ie s,''.sa ~
ohon,hor IN safetv. ,yh;le Tad songb,
i,''S liz n,Su l;,t,e ~ roo1, ,vhoro With rerr
s..,, G ~ g.. - w i.nl. h' H. hods;da on1
thanl,od H. ca ra,har 90 all n,o,o;o.
tor .ho ,rondors,,I ,,,s ,ra,, n Which Ho bad
d;soatod AZ, 40 h;a bn,,;sh stans Than Tad
,,ndrassad a. and ,yont 10 bed inst az the
t,i o1oot do,rnstairs strncL t,reI,,o
~ - JaI ~ a., - - ,,,a,,,,
,ron5a,.s,,, ovonts
Thus. too. nv simple story is virtual
lv ended-with the fnture Of its charac-
ters have nothing now to do. At the
present time
Tad Thorne &c an oct;vo orov;no a
how Of GOOD nr;ncinles and indnst,;ons
bab;ts g canitaI scholar and sonrce
of constant cowfort aud comnon;onsbin
to-
Miss Rboda Smith who seems 70 have
GROWN ton wears vounoer since the
events of which I have been writing
She has formally adonted Tad and is
more ,,roud az him even than is
Can,o;n F.oo who loo,,s unon him.
self 81 use 5;s own wordsFos ..the
;nsto,-nont @ ~ ~ nndor providence which
,ras tha ,,oans % ;rterd,,c;n, T.d r.
I;s AM Rhod,, y 10 Los ~ tbf
aa,.rast ,.oonast - b;s ,r;fo and odontaf
dan.,h,o,. ahondnnad lie norilons rsn
;n~ ana ,nrnod a,,o, the cnmmord =,
I the oooster 20 F,hroino now Cen,r
small
par,, r,.oo :. ,.,.o,,.;r, :, ;n.o o,,
10y A"ss - ~ -A'0 mn M
sha hos no,.o,. haar ot,,o 70 d;scoror ~,
,h;nm f,r,har ns 80 ho,. naron, =, 90 90 -
s,;,,os hor no nnaas;noss ~ taot sS,
Sivos n Iittle thonrht beino@a beaIthT
ssons;,Io ss; ro'no, n,;ss n;th 70 ,ou'aatj,
sano;os ~ 0t 70 s.,,,rsto,;ons h;rthr;ohtss
and tho ill., sSe L t,-,;no ., ii,,o =,
that M ~ tho t,nnoss ~ eod,s t;,,,(
sha % sho,, ooot ha,. o,rr - onool n,othar '
,',ho vIn I :" lonos 49, 100 10 ,Uas ia;d ,,ndor ~,
Sa;s;os I ,yh;ol nod ahoro tho arao',
,nounds IN Rixnort cburch-vard Mean.
while bor love fo,. oood Mrs Flago
and tho canto;n o,o,,,s ovd,, tronosa, 1s
os tho davs On on. while tbev On tbsi,
mart tnnw no dit1eronce befweer Pollr
and oh;ld of tbo;, own aash ma
hiood And that Pollv and Tad ara ths